Your 2005 book, A Whole New Mind, makes the case that qualities from the right side of the brain are crucial in today’s world. Back then, you also argued that computers couldn’t take over these roles, unlike in left-brain activities such as analytical thinking and number crunching. Is this still the case now that A.I. is here?
Yes. But AI advanced far faster than I — or just about anyone — envisioned. For instance, in the book I described how software could barely recognize faces, let alone the emotions displayed on faces. Now machines can do both reasonably well, just as LLMs can write passable poetry and music. That said, the broad contours of that book are generally accurate. We will have to deploy abilities that augment machine intelligence rather than compete with it.
